Obituaries

Obituaries

James David Hale, 63, of LaCrosse, passed away Sunday, April 26.
He was born Aug. 16, 1956, in Pineville, Kentucky, to James and Mildred (Spivey) Hale. James retired from the American Red Cross, where he worked as a disaster coordinator. He served as the Porter County Region Director for ABATE and...

Timothy D. Girton, 64, of Winamac, passed away unexpectedly at 2:55 p.m., Monday, April 6, at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne.
Born on May 2, 1955, in Logansport, he was the son of the late Donald D. and E. Virginia (Earhart) Girton. Tim was raised in Winamac and graduated with the class of 1973...

Gilbert Leroy “Gibby” Stepp, 76, of Star City, passed away at 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 8, at his home surrounded by his family.
Gilbert was born on Aug. 16, 1943, in Lafayette, to the late Roy G. and Martha (Blessing) Stepp. He was a 1962 graduate of Star City High School. On Jan. 4, 1963,...

Dorothy A. “Dot” Kruger, 86, of Ft. Wayne, formerly of Lafayette, went home to be with the Lord at 3:43 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 12. She passed away peacefully at The Hearth at Sycamore Village in Ft. Wayne.
Dorothy was born on Aug. 4, 1933, in Francesville, to the late Herman W. Kruger and...

Dolores Margaret Grizzell, 87, of Winamac, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 31.
Dolores was born on Oct. 1, 1932, in Chicago, to the late Ernest Myron and Margaret Anastasia (Russell) Small. On April 22, 1952, she joined the U.S. Air Force and served three years...

March 3, 1964 — April 2, 2020
Connie Sue Loehmer, 56, of Monterey, passed away peacefully on April 2, with her family by her side.
She was the youngest of three children, born March 3, 1964, in Knox. She graduated mid-term from Knox High School class of 1982. She married the love of her life,...

Adelle M. Manikowski died March 16, at her home in Shawno, Wisconsin, just shy of her 95th birthday.
She was born March 28, 1925, in Chicago, and moved to the Winamac/Monterey area in 1949 with her husband Frank. They moved to Shawano, Wisconsin, in 1986, where Frank died in September 1988.
She...

Kathryn Leann Britt Corbin, 59, of Francesville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 1. She passed away peacefully at St. Franciscan East Hospital in Lafayette, with her soul mate by her side.
(Pulaski Memorial Hospital — April 8, 2020)

Teresa “Terry” Koebcke, 57, of Kewanna, passed away Sunday, March 22, at home surrounded by her family and friends.
Born Aug. 23, 1962, in Starke County, she was the daughter of James and Lynn (Fagan) Downhour.
She was a 1980 Rochester High School graduate.
On March 3, 2000, she married Russell C....